Baptism, Torture, and Sarah Palin

Sarah Palin will never be mistaken for a deep thinker. While she may be more of an idiot than she is dangerous, she is now appealing to some of the most horrific historical aspects of Christian imperial brutality.

“Waterboarding is how we baptize terrorists” – Sarah Palin with one of the most theologically offensive statements I’ve ever heard. #Torture

While Palin is likely unaware of the extent to which this comment evokes images of the Crusades, she is showing a dark-side of an American political and religious ideology which combines zeal with a disdain for depth and intellectual thought. We see it everywhere. Palin just doesn’t try to hide it.